Time-lapse analysis and mathematical characterization elucidate novel mechanisms underlying muscle morphogenesis.

Skeletal muscle morphogenesis transforms short muscle precursor cells into long, multinucleate myotubes that anchor to tendons via the myotendinous junction (MTJ). In vertebrates, a great deal is known about muscle specification as well as how somitic cells, as a cohort, generate the early myotome....

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Main Authors: Chelsi J Snow, Michelle Goody, Meghan W Kelly, Emma C Oster, Robert Jones, Andre Khalil, Clarissa A Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2543113?pdf=render